PEARL. The making of the natural pearl commences when a grain of sand from the ocean or river floor works its way into the body of a pearl-bearing mollusk. To protect itself from this alien source of agitation, the mollusk secretes a substance (nacre,...

Pearling may refer to: pearl hunting, the practice of diving for pearls pearling (body modification), a form of genital beading pearling, the name given for beads of oxygen forming on aquatic plants pearling, the sexual practice of a man performing oral...

(GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE; 498 SEATS; $46 TOP) HOLLYWOOD A Geffen Playhouse presentation in association with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts of a musical in one act, with book and choreography by Debbie Allen, music and lyrics by James Ingram,...

With all the hullabaloo over the improved quality of Chinese freshwater cultured pearls, it's easy to overlook one of nature's most beautiful freshwater pearls: the natural freshwater pearls that grow in the mollusks that reside in Tennessee river waters. Natural Tennessee pearls,...

A death in the Emirates royal family postponed the auction of the largest pearl on the world market, just hours before the bidding was to start Thursday.According to the organizers of the auction, the news that Sheik Saeed Bin Nahyan Bin Mubarak al Nahyan _...

The widow of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl has withdrawn a lawsuit seeking damages against al-Qaida, a dozen reputed terrorists and Pakistan's largest bank.In a letter Tuesday to the federal judge presiding over the case, lawyers for Mariane Pearl noted that Habib Bank Limited and the...